Below is a dividend history chart for VMO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.086 declared by Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust:

VMO Dividend History

Date

Div*

05/11/12

0.086

04/11/12

0.086

03/12/12

0.086

02/13/12

0.086

01/12/12

0.086

12/13/11

0.086

11/14/11

0.086

10/12/11

0.086

09/13/11

0.086

08/11/11

0.086

07/13/11

0.086

06/13/11

0.086

05/11/11

0.086

04/13/11

0.086

03/11/11

0.086

02/11/11

0.086

01/12/11

0.086

12/13/10

0.086

11/10/10

0.086

10/13/10

0.086

09/13/10

0.086

08/11/10

0.086

07/13/10

0.086

06/11/10

0.086

05/12/10

0.086

04/13/10

0.086

03/11/10

0.086

02/10/10

0.086

01/13/10

0.086

12/11/09

0.086

10/13/09

0.081

09/11/09

0.081

08/12/09

0.081

07/13/09

0.071

06/11/09

0.071

05/13/09

0.071

04/13/09

0.071

03/11/09

0.071

02/11/09

0.071

01/13/09

0.071

12/11/08

0.071

11/12/08

0.071

10/10/08

0.071

09/11/08

0.071

08/13/08

0.071

07/11/08

0.071

06/11/08

0.068

05/13/08

0.068

04/11/08

0.068

03/12/08

0.068

02/13/08

0.068

01/11/08

0.068

12/12/07

0.068

11/13/07

0.066

10/11/07

0.066

09/12/07

0.066

08/13/07

0.066

07/11/07

0.066

06/13/07

0.066

05/11/07

0.066

04/11/07

0.066

03/13/07

0.066

02/13/07

0.066

01/11/07

0.066

12/13/06

0.066

11/13/06

0.063

10/11/06

0.063

09/13/06

0.063

08/11/06

0.063

07/12/06

0.063

06/13/06

0.065

05/11/06

0.065

04/11/06

0.072

03/13/06

0.072

02/13/06

0.072

01/11/06

0.072

12/13/05

0.072

11/10/05

0.072

10/12/05

0.072

09/13/05

0.072

08/11/05

0.074

07/13/05

0.074

06/13/05

0.074

05/11/05

0.080

04/13/05

0.080

03/11/05

0.084

02/11/05

0.084

01/12/05

0.083

12/13/04

0.083

11/10/04

0.083

10/13/04

0.083

09/13/04

0.083

08/11/04

0.083

07/13/04

0.083

06/14/04

0.083

05/12/04

0.091

04/13/04

0.091

03/11/04

0.097

02/11/04

0.096

01/13/04

0.096

12/11/03

0.382

11/12/03

0.096

10/10/03

0.096

09/11/03

0.096

08/13/03

0.096

07/11/03

0.096

06/11/03

0.096

05/13/03

0.096

04/11/03

0.096

03/12/03

0.096

02/12/03

0.096

01/13/03

0.096

12/11/02

0.560

11/13/02

0.096

10/10/02

0.096

09/11/02

0.096

08/13/02

0.093

07/11/02

0.093

06/12/02

0.093

05/13/02

0.089

04/11/02

0.089

03/13/02

0.089

02/13/02

0.089

01/11/02

0.087

12/12/01

0.324

11/13/01

0.083

10/11/01

0.081

08/13/01

0.078

07/11/01

0.078

06/13/01

0.078

05/11/01

0.075

04/10/01

0.075

03/13/01

0.075

02/13/01

0.075

01/10/01

0.075

12/13/00

0.075

11/13/00

0.075

10/11/00

0.075

09/13/00

0.075

08/11/00

0.075

07/12/00

0.075

06/13/00

0.075

05/11/00

0.075

04/12/00

0.075

03/13/00

0.075

02/11/00

0.075

01/12/00

0.075

12/13/99

0.075

11/10/99

0.075

10/13/99

0.075

09/13/99

0.075

08/11/99

0.075

07/13/99

0.076

06/11/99

0.075

05/12/99

0.075

04/13/99

0.075

03/11/99

0.075

02/10/99

0.075

01/13/99

0.075

12/11/98

0.075

11/10/98

0.075

10/13/98

0.075

09/11/98

0.075

08/12/98

0.075

07/13/98

0.075

06/11/98

0.075

05/13/98

0.075

04/13/98

0.075

03/11/98

0.075

02/11/98

0.075

01/13/98

0.075

12/11/97

0.075

11/12/97

0.075

10/10/97

0.075

09/11/97

0.075

08/13/97

0.075

07/11/97

0.075

06/11/97

0.075

05/13/97

0.075

04/11/97

0.075

03/12/97

0.075

02/12/97

0.075

01/13/97

0.075

12/11/96

0.075

11/13/96

0.075

10/10/96

0.075

09/11/96

0.075

08/13/96

0.075

07/11/96

0.075

06/12/96

0.075

05/13/96

0.075

04/11/96

0.075

03/13/96

0.075

02/13/96

0.075

01/10/96

0.075

12/13/95

0.075

11/13/95

0.081

10/11/95

0.081

09/13/95

0.081

08/11/95

0.085

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from VMO is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 6.78% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

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